单词 | unfair |
释义 | unfair (ʌnfeəʳ ) 1. adjective B1+ An unfair action is not right or fair. America decided that imported steel had an unfair advantage over steel made at home. It was unfair that he should suffer so much. The union said it was unfair to ask workers to adopt a policy of wage restraint. Synonyms: unreasonable, unjustified, out of order [British, informal], undeserved unfairly adverb [ADVERB adjective, ADVERB with verb] B2 The tribunal found that she was unfairly dismissed. He unfairly blamed Frances for the failure. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B1+ An unfair system or situation does not give equal treatment or equal opportunities to everyone involved. The band is suing the show for unfair competition. Some have been sentenced to long prison terms after unfair trials. Synonyms: biased, prejudiced, unjust, one-sided unfairness uncountable noun What about the unfairness of life? Why do bad things happen to good people? [+ of] Collocations: unfair charge Not only do we impose a rotten, unfair charge on our young people, but we do not even have the ability to administer the scheme correctly and fairly. Times, Sunday Times Helping people to save would be pointless if they were to see their money eaten away by unfair charges. Times, Sunday Times Hundreds of thousands of homeowners trapped in expensive mortgages are threatening to sue two nationalised banks over allegedly excessive interest rates and unfair charges. Times,Sunday Times The service said that a small proportion of cases succeeded on the grounds of unfair charges. Times, Sunday Times Last year the banks raked in an estimated 4.5 billion from unfair charges. Times, Sunday Times The tournament was held in protest to the unfair distribution of prize money at tennis events. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He wants to end the unfair distribution of education funding, which gives more funding to schools with students that come from wealthier families. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unbalanced territories also raise the problem of unfair distribution of sales potential among members of a sales force. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Critics argue that this leads to an unfair distribution of rescue resources and personnel to persons with higher-end or newer transceivers, and deprives everyone of an equal chance for rescue. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This was an unfair expectation to have of migrants and it too withered. Times, Sunday Times Assumptions and prejudices about the tournament bring premature and unfair expectations. Times, Sunday Times Some observers accused sections of the media of bias, unfair expectations, and negative reporting. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The agency was taking an unfair share of the blame. Times, Sunday Times Again, the greater the power a leader enjoyed, the more likely he or she was to take an unfair share of the money. Times, Sunday Times In particular, it worried that younger workers would end up taking an unfair share of the hit if markets threatened to reduce seriously the income of those already retired. Times, Sunday Times He thinks that it has suffered from an unfair share of bad press. Globe and Mail In both cases, employees appear to grab an unfair share of the value at the expense of shareholders and customers. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 不公平的 Japanese: 不公平な |
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